OBJECTIVE To determine the characteristics and the severity of head and facial injuries to helmeted child bicyclists, and whether the helmet contributed to the injury, and to study factors related to bicycle accidents. DESIGN Retrospective review of two case series. Children sustaining head injury while not wearing helmets were studied as a form of reference group. SETTING Large paediatric ...

BACKGROUND Limited studies have been done to assess head injury characteristics for children and youth soccer players in Canada. OBJECTIVES To describe acute head injury characteristics in children and youth soccer players and identify the characteristics of patients who required hospital admission. METHODS Analysis was based on the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program...

UNLABELLED Head injuries have always accompanied the man. Cranio-cerebral injuries are the most common and often can lead to an imminent threat to life. THE AIM OF THE STUDY was the analysis of interventions of Emergency Medical Service teams in respect of patients manifesting symptoms indicative of suffered cranio-cerebral injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed the emergency intervent ca...

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability in childhood. A retrospective study of all paediatric head injuries admitted to the neurosurgical unit for the West of Scotland over a 10-year period was performed to assess the impact of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence head injury guidelines on the admission rate and to determine the associated risk fac...

Objective.-To describe circumstances, severity, and outcomes of skating-related injuries among children admitted to trauma centers. Design.-Cross-sectional comparison of roller skaters (N = 154), inline skaters (N = 190), and skateboarders (N = 254) age 5 to 19 who were hospitalized for their injuries. Setting.-79 hospitals and pediatric trauma centers participating in the National Pediatric Tr...

Head, face and neck (HFN) injuries associated with upper interior contacts account for a large percentage of all serious to fatal injuries annually. In the past, many of these injuries were the result of unrestrained occupants in rollovers and side impacts. Mandatory belt use laws have helped keep the head and torso inside the vehicle, but HFN injuries in side and rollover accidents persist. Re...

This study characterized brain injuries with a focus on diffuse axonal injuries using the Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) database, developed by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA). Tier one and tier two medicaland crash-related data from 1997 to 2006 were used in the retrospective analysis. Diffuse axonal injuries injuries were assessed using the 1990 version o...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological research on the incidence of traumatic head injuries relies on the correct definition and classification of the injury. OBJECTIVE To address the use of diagnostic criteria and ICD-10 codes to define minor head injury in Swedish hospitals managing patients with head injury. METHODS A questionnaire was mailed to all 76 Swedish hospitals managing head injuries. The h...

Using a simple method of quantifying fracture healing, 53 patients who had limb fractures and also severe head injuries were studied; they were compared with 30 patients who had limb fractures but no head injury. Those with head injuries had a greater healing response and united more rapidly. Radiological and histological analysis revealed that the terms "myositis ossificans" and "heterotopic b...

P lay for children has never been more important, particularly as we now know how vital exercise is in promoting health and preventing obesity, both in childhood and also into adult life. Play is also important in establishing social patterns of behaviour that allow children to react to their peers. Public playgrounds form a significant part of the play opportunities for children. It is not sur...